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Re: [Wlug] Linux & memory sticks

by Mike Frysinger

On Sat, Dec 17, 2005 at 11:45:53AM -0500, Bill Mills-Curran wrote: > Can I format a FAT partition for Windows use, too? sure, just grab the dosfstools package and you can format good old dos partitions or every version of fat if your distro doesnt supply it, you can find it here: ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/LOCAL/dosfstools/ -mike

Dec. 18, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by howard＠howardwhite.net

> >I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned >enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a >new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off >list are welcomed. > >Thanks! >Marie Ihave just (Thursday) picked up my new Linux laptop from PCs forEveryone in Cambridge.. I bought my Linux desktop from them in April.Good quality, essentially custom made. I have SuSe Pro 10 on mine. They are at PCSFOREVERYONE.com, I think, and they're right near the Cambridgeside Galleria. HW

Dec. 17, 2005

Linux & memory sticks

by Bill Mills-Curran

I have a hinted that a memory stick would be a nice stocking stuffer this year. Any recommendations for a 1 GB stick for use (mostly) on linux? Can I format a FAT partition for Windows use, too? Thanks, Bill

Dec. 17, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Jared Greenwald

Are you asking about a linux ditro that's well suited to a laptop or a laptop vendor that offers laptops with linux pre-installed? -Jared On 12/17/05, Mims Research <mimsresearch(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned > enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a > new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off > list are welcomed. > > Thanks! > Marie > mimsresearch(a)gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Dec. 17, 2005

Reliable Linux Laptop Vendor

by Mims Research

Hello, I'm very new to Linux and I'm not a technical person. But I've learned enough about Linux to know it rocks (thanks Bob!) and to know I want a new Linux laptop. Can anyone recommend a reliable vendor? Replies off list are welcomed. Thanks! Marie mimsresearch(a)gmail.com

Dec. 17, 2005

Re: [Wlug] logging level in syslog

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Gregory Avedissian wrote: > How do I increase the amount of information that gets logged in > /var/log/messages in suse 9.3? From what I can gather, I need to edit > /etc/sysconfig-ng/sysconfig-ng.conf.in. > > Is it just a matter of changing this line - > filter f_warn { level(warn, err, crit) and not filter(f_iptables); }; > > > To this? > filter f_warn { level(debug, info, notice, warn, err, crit) and not > filter(f_iptables); }; > > > Or would I edit /etc/sysconfig/syslog? > # Default loglevel for klogd > # > KERNEL_LOGLEVEL=1 > > If so, what number should replace "1"? > > Or something else? > > The reason I want to do this is to help a friend diagnose a problem with > lockups. Sometimes one program locks up, and sometimes the whole computer > locks up, and the reset button is the only way out. It happens when she > gets a lot of stuff running (e.g. several firefox tabs, several gedit > tabs, konqueror, and gimp-with many edits on the same file.) There's > nothing useful in the system log right before this happens. > > Thanks, > Greg > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > HI Greg, In my system (SuSE 9.2), in /etc/sysconfig/syslog, it mentions the log level for klogd. The man page for klogd describes the log level setting. The man page mentions "KERN_ERR", which I didn't know what that was, so I grepped for "KERN_ERR" in the Linux source code. I found it in linux-<ver>/include/linux/kernel.h (and if I had read the whole man page, I'd have learned this without grepping for it). #define KERN_EMERG "<0>" /* system is unusable */ #define KERN_ALERT "<1>" /* action must be taken immediately */ #define KERN_CRIT "<2>" /* critical conditions */ #define KERN_ERR "<3>" /* error conditions */ #define KERN_WARNING "<4>" /* warning conditions */ #define KERN_NOTICE "<5>" /* normal but significant condition */ #define KERN_INFO "<6>" /* informational */ #define KERN_DEBUG "<7>" /* debug-level messages */ Now, with regard to debugging lockups, I have had (unfortunately) some small experience with this. Here are some things to initially check: 1) run memtest for 24 hours and make sure the memory isn't flaky 2) make sure the motherboard has the most recent BIOS 3) setup a serial console to some other machine 4) enable more logging (you're trying to do that now...) 5) pray to $DEITY that the problem just goes away...forever! 6) make sure your hardware is properly cooled (CPU, video card, hard drives, etc) I hope this helps, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDo18cHl0iXDssISsRAvxLAJsGFEzXNbUzMhBY9rSpuNsTv/8FHACePUwT jtBPDJBUMd4STQVfAQHICeY= =OxbA -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Dec. 17, 2005

logging level in syslog

by Gregory Avedissian

How do I increase the amount of information that gets logged in /var/log/messages in suse 9.3? From what I can gather, I need to edit /etc/sysconfig-ng/sysconfig-ng.conf.in. Is it just a matter of changing this line - filter f_warn { level(warn, err, crit) and not filter(f_iptables); }; To this? filter f_warn { level(debug, info, notice, warn, err, crit) and not filter(f_iptables); }; Or would I edit /etc/sysconfig/syslog? # Default loglevel for klogd # KERNEL_LOGLEVEL=1 If so, what number should replace "1"? Or something else? The reason I want to do this is to help a friend diagnose a problem with lockups. Sometimes one program locks up, and sometimes the whole computer locks up, and the reset button is the only way out. It happens when she gets a lot of stuff running (e.g. several firefox tabs, several gedit tabs, konqueror, and gimp-with many edits on the same file.) There's nothing useful in the system log right before this happens. Thanks, Greg

Dec. 16, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Success, almost, with GNOME

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Walt Sawyer wrote: > After last nights meeting, I figured that I'd use KDE. I've used KDE on > other machines and I liked it. Unfortunately, some stuff doesn't seem > to work. For instance, on my gnome desktop, when I plug in my external > USB hard drive, it shows up on the gnome desktop, but not on my KDE > desktop. While I could've gotten around that, it also cannot be found > in Konquerer, or even from a command line! That's the only thing I've > found so far. I did notice that some apps were there and working when > they didn't exist or didn't work on gnome. So I will keep using gnome > on my Fedora Core 4 laptop, until I find a better one. > Walt HI Walt, I'm not quite sure *how* to make it work, but I do remember having the functionality that you described in KDE. In fact, I remember turning it off(!) because I didn't care for it - gotta love the choices in Linux. ;-) However, I can't remember how I disabled it, either. My guess would be that this has something to do with hotplug and /etc/fstab for starters. I'm not quite sure about the KDE hook. Later, Andy > > > > > On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 16:09 -0500, Keith Wright wrote: > >>>From: Ken Jones <jonesj(a)ziplink.net> >>> >>>Per the suggestion of Chuck Anderson I logged in under a new >>>account. GNOME desktop worked just as it should. So I removed >>>all of the /home/kjones/.gconf directory and logged in again as >>>myself. >>> >>>Still it did not work correctly. In particular the right click >>>on empty space did not work. >>> >>>I did a "diff -r" on the two (now default versions I suppose) .gconf >>>directories. They seemed the same save for unique identifiers. Where >>>do I look to find the differences? >> >>Calls to xmodmap in your .bash*, .xinitrc, or startx setup files? >>If the buttons don't work in the program, maybe the >>program is fine, but somebody moved the buttons. >> >>This is just a random guess, of course. I have never seen >>an empty space on any desktop of mine. >> >> --Keith >>_______________________________________________ >>Wlug mailing list >>Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org >>http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >> - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group Worcester, MA, USA http://www.wlug.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDohcFHl0iXDssISsRAnerAJ4qMDqYC02Ps/yli2wQwXnOjSwPeACfQLN5 IXwjx3KnCK3j4LwYa47ALHk= =tR9B -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Dec. 16, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Success, almost, with GNOME

by Walt Sawyer

After last nights meeting, I figured that I'd use KDE. I've used KDE on other machines and I liked it. Unfortunately, some stuff doesn't seem to work. For instance, on my gnome desktop, when I plug in my external USB hard drive, it shows up on the gnome desktop, but not on my KDE desktop. While I could've gotten around that, it also cannot be found in Konquerer, or even from a command line! That's the only thing I've found so far. I did notice that some apps were there and working when they didn't exist or didn't work on gnome. So I will keep using gnome on my Fedora Core 4 laptop, until I find a better one. Walt On Thu, 2005-12-15 at 16:09 -0500, Keith Wright wrote: > > From: Ken Jones <jonesj(a)ziplink.net> > > > > Per the suggestion of Chuck Anderson I logged in under a new > > account. GNOME desktop worked just as it should. So I removed > > all of the /home/kjones/.gconf directory and logged in again as > > myself. > > > > Still it did not work correctly. In particular the right click > > on empty space did not work. > > > > I did a "diff -r" on the two (now default versions I suppose) .gconf > > directories. They seemed the same save for unique identifiers. Where > > do I look to find the differences? > > Calls to xmodmap in your .bash*, .xinitrc, or startx setup files? > If the buttons don't work in the program, maybe the > program is fine, but somebody moved the buttons. > > This is just a random guess, of course. I have never seen > an empty space on any desktop of mine. > > --Keith > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- See http://www.goldmark.org/netrants/no-word/attach.html

Dec. 16, 2005

Re: [Wlug] Success, almost, with GNOME

by Keith Wright

> From: Ken Jones <jonesj(a)ziplink.net> > > Per the suggestion of Chuck Anderson I logged in under a new > account. GNOME desktop worked just as it should. So I removed > all of the /home/kjones/.gconf directory and logged in again as > myself. > > Still it did not work correctly. In particular the right click > on empty space did not work. > > I did a "diff -r" on the two (now default versions I suppose) .gconf > directories. They seemed the same save for unique identifiers. Where > do I look to find the differences? Calls to xmodmap in your .bash*, .xinitrc, or startx setup files? If the buttons don't work in the program, maybe the program is fine, but somebody moved the buttons. This is just a random guess, of course. I have never seen an empty space on any desktop of mine. --Keith

Dec. 15, 2005